The University of Malawi (UNIMA) awarded degrees to 1,767 graduates during a ceremony at the Great Hall on April 29, according to the university's official website. The graduation, presided over by UNIMA Vice-Chancellor Professor Samson Sajidu, included students from UNIMA, the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), and the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS). During his address, Sajidu urged the graduates to maintain professionalism and reject corruption as they enter the workforce. The event marked a significant moment for the institution as it celebrated its first cohort of 20 students graduating with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Development.
Update: As Malawi advances its nationwide polio vaccination campaign, primary schools are functioning as central points for the health initiative. According to the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, educators at Makawa Primary School collaborated with health workers and parents to facilitate the vaccination of more than 1,600 children in a single morning. Health officials state that the partnership between teachers and local health surveillance assistants has been highly effective in informing parents and securing consent for the learners.
In medical education news, the sector is reflecting on the history of clinical training following the death of Professor Robert Lumb Broadhead, who passed away in Limbe-Blantyre on April 19, according to the Malawi Medical Journal. Broadhead is remembered as a key figure in the country's medical education and pediatrics practice, having participated in the decisions that led to the establishment of Malawi's first medical school in 1991.